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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 6 of 11 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
also , that wc may be able to live in peace and union with every one , through Jesus Christ , who with thee liveth and reigneth from eternity to eternity . Amen , amen , amen . " 'When Brother Masons are assembled at the banquet table , so is it also his duty to crave a blessing , and how joyfully he hears the
words—« - O Quell desreinsten Lichtsl O Herr der llerrlichkeit ! Gross , unbcgreiflich gross , sind deinerhande werke . ' Zum wurdigem Gchrarich der Zeit . llahst der im Tempelham uns VVeisheit Schonheit Staerke Dugiehst uns I . ebenskraft , Vergnugen , Speis' und Frank , Dir say dafur Lob , Ehre , Vreis und Dank . '' O source ofthe purest light ! O Lord of Glory ! Great , incomprehensibly great , arc thy handy works ; Thou gavest tousat the building of the TcmplcWisdom , Strength aud l ! i .-aidv ! Thou gavest tu us vitality , pleasure , meat , and driuk .
To thee , therefore , be glory . honour , praise , and thanks . After the meal he again lifts his voice : Gottl s ,, y gelobt , der hast audi lent' an uns gcdaeht ; Gelobt fi ' ir dieses Tagcs segen O schutz uns vaterlich . nach deiner huld und macht Im gluck , im leid , auf alien unscrn wcgen , Und segue dicse nacht . God be praised ! thou hast thought on us this day also , lie praised for this day's blessings ; Oh ! protect us fatherly , according to thy grace and power , In happiness and in sorrow , in all our ways , And bless tins night .
Geburtstagsfeier . Birth-day festival . —Every Lodge celebrates thc birth-day of the sovereign of the country in which it is situated , by keeping it as a festival , not merely by meeting to eat and to drink , but by appropriate Lodge work . True mental thanks for the protection , ancl true mental prayers for his or her welfare then ascend to the Great Architect of the Universe . This festival is one of the most cheerful Masonic festivities . In many Lodges the birth-day of the W . M . is
also kept as a festival by the Brethren ; but this is by no means a rule in Masonry , but a voluntary mark of respect from the Brethren . Geheimniss . Secret—What can it be ? This is a question which has been asked for centuries , and will probably continue to be asked for centuries to come . Ceremonies , customs , moral explanations of allegorical and symbolical instruments and figures which are to be found iu a Freemasons Lodge are , it is true , considered as secrets by some of
tlie Brotherhood . But those cannot be the real genuine SECRETS of Freemasonry ; it is impossible ; for a Mason may be acquainted with all the ceremonies , usages , and customs of the Craft , he may be able morally to explain every symbolical or allegorical instrument or figure which is to be found in a Mason ' s Lodge , and yet neither be happy in this world nor have a sure foundation on which to build his hopes of happiness in the world to come ; and yet the Chiefs and Rulers of Freemasonry assure
us ( and every pure Free and Accepted Mason feels the truth of this assurance so deeply planted in his own breast as to make the assurance doubly , sure . — 2 ' ranslator ) we shall be if we make ourselves thoroughly ¦ acquainted with tbe genuine secrets of Freemasonry , if we perform those duties of religious , moral , and social life , which the Craft incessantly . inculcates , with . that fidelity which ever ought to distinguish us as good = men and good Masons . , . ¦ Some of the ceremonies of initiation , and explanations of many of thc symbols made use of , by the ancients in their mysteries , have been disco-
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
also , that wc may be able to live in peace and union with every one , through Jesus Christ , who with thee liveth and reigneth from eternity to eternity . Amen , amen , amen . " 'When Brother Masons are assembled at the banquet table , so is it also his duty to crave a blessing , and how joyfully he hears the
words—« - O Quell desreinsten Lichtsl O Herr der llerrlichkeit ! Gross , unbcgreiflich gross , sind deinerhande werke . ' Zum wurdigem Gchrarich der Zeit . llahst der im Tempelham uns VVeisheit Schonheit Staerke Dugiehst uns I . ebenskraft , Vergnugen , Speis' und Frank , Dir say dafur Lob , Ehre , Vreis und Dank . '' O source ofthe purest light ! O Lord of Glory ! Great , incomprehensibly great , arc thy handy works ; Thou gavest tousat the building of the TcmplcWisdom , Strength aud l ! i .-aidv ! Thou gavest tu us vitality , pleasure , meat , and driuk .
To thee , therefore , be glory . honour , praise , and thanks . After the meal he again lifts his voice : Gottl s ,, y gelobt , der hast audi lent' an uns gcdaeht ; Gelobt fi ' ir dieses Tagcs segen O schutz uns vaterlich . nach deiner huld und macht Im gluck , im leid , auf alien unscrn wcgen , Und segue dicse nacht . God be praised ! thou hast thought on us this day also , lie praised for this day's blessings ; Oh ! protect us fatherly , according to thy grace and power , In happiness and in sorrow , in all our ways , And bless tins night .
Geburtstagsfeier . Birth-day festival . —Every Lodge celebrates thc birth-day of the sovereign of the country in which it is situated , by keeping it as a festival , not merely by meeting to eat and to drink , but by appropriate Lodge work . True mental thanks for the protection , ancl true mental prayers for his or her welfare then ascend to the Great Architect of the Universe . This festival is one of the most cheerful Masonic festivities . In many Lodges the birth-day of the W . M . is
also kept as a festival by the Brethren ; but this is by no means a rule in Masonry , but a voluntary mark of respect from the Brethren . Geheimniss . Secret—What can it be ? This is a question which has been asked for centuries , and will probably continue to be asked for centuries to come . Ceremonies , customs , moral explanations of allegorical and symbolical instruments and figures which are to be found iu a Freemasons Lodge are , it is true , considered as secrets by some of
tlie Brotherhood . But those cannot be the real genuine SECRETS of Freemasonry ; it is impossible ; for a Mason may be acquainted with all the ceremonies , usages , and customs of the Craft , he may be able morally to explain every symbolical or allegorical instrument or figure which is to be found in a Mason ' s Lodge , and yet neither be happy in this world nor have a sure foundation on which to build his hopes of happiness in the world to come ; and yet the Chiefs and Rulers of Freemasonry assure
us ( and every pure Free and Accepted Mason feels the truth of this assurance so deeply planted in his own breast as to make the assurance doubly , sure . — 2 ' ranslator ) we shall be if we make ourselves thoroughly ¦ acquainted with tbe genuine secrets of Freemasonry , if we perform those duties of religious , moral , and social life , which the Craft incessantly . inculcates , with . that fidelity which ever ought to distinguish us as good = men and good Masons . , . ¦ Some of the ceremonies of initiation , and explanations of many of thc symbols made use of , by the ancients in their mysteries , have been disco-